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FOREIGN LANGUAGE (FL) REQUIREMENTS IN WISCONSIN COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES Study conducted by Roselynn Bittorf, Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, Madison, WI 53707-7841

(Survey of May 1998 - Updated April 2011)

Advanced Departmental Placement Examination High School Courses Given for Satisfying Admission Through: Credit or Requirements Graduation Innovative Courses or Institution Requirement AP CLEP Placement Without Examination Requirement Programs UW-Madison 2 high school Yes No Yes No College of Letters and Science BA The Disabilities Curricular years of one FL To meet the university degree requires 4 semesters in one Substitutions Committee of the graduation require- language (or equivalent 4th year high College of Letters and Science can ment students must school course) approve a substitution for the FL take the UW system OR 3 semesters in one language plus 2 requirement for students with placement test in semesters of another language certain disabilities that make it French, German, or (or equivalent 3rd and 2nd year impossible to learn a FL. Extensive Spanish (or depart- high school courses); and very specific documentation is mental equivalent in College of Letters and Science BS required from students and learning other languages), OR degree requires 3 semesters in one disability specialists. another approved test language; (AP, CLEP, SAT II College of Business BBA degree with listening, IB), OR requires 3 years of a single high school complete college-level FL OR 3 college semesters; FL courses at the FL credit may satisfy humanities appropriate level. requirements in Engineering or Family Resources and Consumer Science. UW-Milwaukee No Yes No Yes; Yes A BA in Letters & Science requires FL undergraduate course offerings (FL units are not Beginning either a. 4 semesters of one language in 14 languages; business and required for Spring 2002, Graduation or b. 3 semesters of one language and language course offerings; admission to require FL requirement satisfied 2 semesters of another International Studies major; UWM. However, placement by completion of 2 OR Bachelor of Arts in Global Studies. completion of at exam of all years of one FL in Demonstrating the equivalent UW-Milwaukee sponsors study least 2 units of a students with high school. proficiency. abroad programs in 20 countries. single FL in high more than 2 school is strongly years of high recommended). school FL study to continue study of that FL UW-Oshkosh No Yes Yes Yes No 14 semester credits required for BA Special classes in Spanish for degree. dyslexic students in cooperation with Project Success. Study abroad programs in Mexico, Spain, France, and Canada.

Advanced Departmental Placement Examination High School Courses Given for Satisfying Admission Through: Credit or Requirements Graduation Innovative Courses or Institution Requirement AP CLEP Placement Without Examination Requirement Programs UW-Parkside No Credit, No UW System Yes One year of college-level language. New 3rd year Spanish for Native not Placement Can be satisfied by 2 years of high Speakers; work with International place- exam required school FL with a C+ or better average Studies program; new French ment for retro credits in the last year taken. Studies and German Studies majors; or classes working with UW-Milwaukee to beyond 1st provide distance education. semester UW-Platteville No Yes Yes Yes Yes One-year (2 semester) graduation Native speakers of certain Graduation requirement which can be satisfied by languages, including Native requirement satisfied completing a 2-year course in one FL American languages, through by completion of 2 at the high school level. testing, may satisfy the one-year years of one FL in graduation requirement effective in high school. 1994. UW-River Falls No Yes No Yes No BA degree: 6-14 credits of FL, Semester abroad program: directed depending on plan chosen; independent research in Europe. BS degree: 0-2 years, depending on Business and professional language plan chosen; courses offered in French, Spanish, General Education: 4 credits(1 class) German. is an option. UW-Stevens Point No Yes No Yes No BA degree: 8-credit requirement; Study abroad programs in France, BS degree: 0-credit requirement; Germany, and Spain. Dormitory BM/BFA degrees require 8 credits “Language Wing” with native (one-year) FL OR 7 credits assistants. mathematics; May test out of FL requirement; International Studies Major and Minor; International Resource Management Minor: one FL course beyond second year.

Advanced Departmental Placement Examination High School Courses Given for Satisfying Admission Through: Credit or Requirements Graduation Innovative Courses or Institution Requirement AP CLEP Placement Without Examination Requirement Programs UW-Stout No Yes Yes Optional No Most tracks of Retail Merchandising We have numerous study abroad and Management require 2-4 credits programs, a course on Hispanic of Spanish. Hospitality and Tourism Literature in America, and a requires 2 credits of Spanish. growing student organization Professional Communications and Latinos Unidos that welcomes Emerging Media require 8 credits of members of all ethnicities. foreign language. The International Concentrations in International Studies Specialization requires the Business and International equivalent of 8-16 credits of foreign Hospitality and Tourism have language. All students must fulfill a options for taking up to ten credits Global Perspectives requirement, of foreign language. There is a which may be met by credits in a Spanish minor as well as an foreign language. Applied Foreign Language minor. The Applied minor accommodates credits in any foreign language. UW-Superior No Yes Yes Yes No Two semesters of the same language Study abroad at many institutions for the BA (without high school credit) in many countries with competitive or one semester at the 200-level or scholarships. There is a generous higher for those taking the UW- scholarship to Oldenburg, Germany System Placement Test for the BA (or (from a private donor), for all test out completely by testing into the declared German minors who have 300-level). taken at least one 300-level course at UW-Superior. UW-Whitewater No Yes No Yes Yes for BA BA requires 2 years high school OR One year of foreign study at a non- requirement; completion of 2nd semester university English speaking institution will no for others. level or higher. satisfy International Studies International Studies major requires requirement. 16 credits FL for graduation; General Business-International major requires 16 credits FL for graduation.

UW-Colleges: No Yes Yes Yes No No graduation requirement in the Selected courses to be offered via Two-Year (Use UW Colleges (2-year campuses) -- only compressed video and Campuses System those of the transferring institutions asynchronous web courses (all 13) Placement (4-year Baccalaureates). beginning fall 1998. Exam) Six semesters of language coursework offered at some UW colleges.

Advanced Departmental Placement Examination High School Courses Given for Satisfying Admission Through: Credit or Requirements Graduation Innovative Courses or Institution Requirement AP CLEP Placement Without Examination Requirement Programs Alverno College No No No Yes No International Business major requires Two-credit courses in French, FL for graduation; German, Italian, and Japanese, with Global Studies minor accepts, but strong oral emphasis. Students may does not require, FL for graduation. complete language coursework through study abroad in an approved program. Short course study/travel abroad programs are available each semester. Beloit College No Yes No No No Comparative Literature and International Relations majors require 2 literature courses in the FL; European Studies minor requires one FL course above the intermediate level. Cardinal Stritch No Yes Yes Yes No BA degree requires 6 credits Students may complete the University (2 semesters); language requirement through BFA degree requires 6 credits study abroad in an approved (2 semesters). program or through an internship abroad when approved in advance by the FL Department. Students may complete 2 semesters of German, Latin, or Greek through a cooperative program in FLs with Concordia University. Carroll University No Yes Yes Yes No Various BA degree majors require 16 Student teaching can be done in credits (4 semesters) of FL. Can be foreign country. Language and satisfied by passing fourth-semester culture immersion programs both course or one numbered higher. Retro abroad and domestically. Annual credit can be given for high school Bilingual Spanish Play in coursework, and this reduces the conjunction with Theatre number of on-campus courses needed Department Bi-annual Hispanic to be taken for graduation. Images, Voices, and Visions Traveling Photo Exhibit and Workshops Innovative Courses: Spanish for the Professions exploratory course Spanish journalism course with publication of annual EL COLOSO Spanish magazine

Advanced Departmental Placement Examination High School Courses Given for Satisfying Admission Through: Credit or Requirements Graduation Innovative Courses or Institution Requirement AP CLEP Placement Without Examination Requirement Programs Carthage College No Yes Yes Yes No As a graduation requirement, students One-semester study abroad is must complete 2 semesters of a FL. required for all Modern Language They can earn up to 12 retroactive majors. Study abroad opportunities credits according to the results of the can be arranged in Germany, placement exam. France, Francophone Africa, Spain, Mexico, most of Central and South America, China and Japan. Concordia No Yes Yes No No All undergraduates must take at least Study abroad programs; student University- 3 credits of a language (other than teaching can be done in foreign Wisconsin English). Several majors require country. additional courses. Culture requirement may also be fulfilled by a foreign language course. Edgewood College No Yes Yes Yes, Yes, Either 8 credits (2 semesters) or 16 Students who have learned another for placement two years with a credits (4 semesters) required language (e.g., by living in the minimum grade of C depending on major field. country) make arrangements with or better in both years the college for a proficiency of high school. examination in that language in order to satisfy the requirement. Also Study Abroad programs though ISEP, ISA and an Edgewood summer program in Peru Lakeland College No Yes Yes Yes No International Business major. Two SPA400 Internship in Spanish – 2-3 years of foreign language study (14 credit teaching assistant position semester hours). Study abroad programs in Costa Resort Management major. One year Rica, Germany, and Spain college-level coursework in a foreign language (8 semester hours). Lawrence No Yes No Yes No Every Lawrence University graduate Non-native speakers of English may University will have taken an intermediate or satisfy the FL requirement by taking advanced-level FL course an advanced English course (Intermediate equals third term of numbered 22 or above. Study study). abroad programs in Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Russian, and Spanish.

Ripon College No Yes No Under Max. 12 retro credits Global Studies major requires 5th- Business French and Spanish; consideration per language count semester competency or study abroad. Spanish for the medical professions; toward B.A. Portuguese; “Maymester” in Guadeloupe, Germany or Spain.

Viterbo University No Yes No Yes No 14 semester credits FL required for Students can satisfy the BA. requirements by demonstrating proficiency as assessed by departmental exam, or through IBP score of 5 or above. Wisconsin No Yes No Yes Yes Successful completion of college Sign language is treated as a FL Lutheran College Graduation semester 3 of one FL or 2 semesters of with the same number of semesters requirements satisfied one FL and 1 of another required for required as if it were a FL. by 3 consecutive years BA degree. of one FL in high Successful completion of college school or two years of semester 2 of any one FL required for one language and one BS or BBA degrees. year of another.

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